MYSTIC WORLD

We Fail, We Die

Joel opened his eyes suddenly and sat up straight, scanning his surroundings, making sure of where he was. He caught sight of Joanna talking to two of the army, he got up and picked up his sword, strap it on his side and walked towards them.

The soldiers bow their heads when they saw him approaching. Joel nod in return in Well-done gesture. They walked by as Joanna turned and Joel stood on front of her.

Joanne searching his eyes like she knew something was wrong. "What is it? " She questioned.

Joel gave a curt nod, in over-here gesture.

Joanna followed and they stood behind a tree, not to far from the army.

Joel told Joanna everything about Abigail visit and her proposition.

"I suspected that Clara child is not clean." Joel tilt his head in agreement. "What do you want to do?
  You know Abigail has an ulterior motive, right?  We can't trust her."

Joel nod his head in agreement again. "I need to find out what she's planning. Right now, she want us to use Clara Benedict to locate Moloch."

"What do you want to do? If we play her game, we will be steps behind her."

"She want to use Clara? That exactly what we are going to do."

"I don't understand?"

"This Clara happens to know so much. I will use her to find out what Abigail is hiding."

Joanna tilted her head like she's thinking of something.

"What is it?" he whispered.

"Doesn't she spoke of a man."

"Her man? "

"Yes. She spoke of a man that Abigail has? "

"Hm!" Joanna nods. "Let's find this man." Joel said.

"I think I know who to ask?" Joel tilt his head in what do you mean way. Joanna smiled and gave a curt nod that say, behind you. Joel whiled back and Clara was approaching.

"I need to know your decision," She said as she approached, "are you choosing to trust me?" she stood in front of them with her fingers locked together to the front.

Joel took a step closer to her, fold his hands against his chest. "What is your plan to locate Abigail?"

"I know where she might be. But you must give me your word that once you get her, you and your people will leave our land? "

Joel blinked in assurance. "If we get her, we will leave. You have my word."

Clara smiled. "Okay.
I will meet you back here by dawn, I will take you there."

"Why not right now?" Joanna asked, stepping forward.

Clara smile, displeased at her. "I need to make sure she will be there."

"You and Abigail are best friends now?"

"No. But the person she's with... I know him like the back of my hand. I know how he thinks. If he's hiding something from me, he will tell me the opposite."

"And you just want us to trust —"

Joel lift his arm to stop Joanna from finishing her sentence. "We will wait here for you. Don't disappoint me." he said like a warning.

Clara smile. "If you keep to your word." She said sharp, then turned and left.

Joanna scoffed, "And I almost believed her." Joel turned his face to her. "I said almost captain. Almost." Joel smiled, looked towards the way Clara went. "But you have to give it to her captain, she's good."

Joel left out a soft breath. "Yes she is, isn't she?"

"Now what? "

"We get ready to kill two birds with one stone."

"How?"

"Whatsoever it is, Moloch will be setting a trap. I will let Abigail believe we are on her side. In the middle of the fight with Moloch, we will turn against her—"

"It will be two of us against her.
But how do we know Moloch will not turn against us immediately Abigail is destroy."

"He will. Moloch want the ring, so do we. Right now, he will be feeling smart, thinking everything is going according to his plan. I know him, he can be easily distracted."

"One of us need to be on stand by, and keep eye on the price. The minute Abigail burn, we must take hold of that ring first. And use it against Moloch."

"Yes. But it can't be easy as it sound. But I also know nothing is impossible: not when you have the will, courage and a good plan. We have till dawn to make this plan great. Because if we fail—"

"We all die."